Features

New bridge may be coming soon (August 01, 2002)

ST. STEPHEN, N.B. - Funds may have been taken from Route 1 improvements for other highway projects, but at least one optimist believes a new border crossing here is coming. Chairman of the Maine-New B...

Ford units hit by accounting glitches

DETROIT, Mich. - Accounting irregularities have been discovered at Kwik-Fit, the vehicle repair business sold to Ford Motor Co. for US$1.5 billion three years ago.According to the Financial Times, sev...

Driving was at its best with Ozinga on the case

ETOBICOKE, Ont. - Peter Ozinga, once a 30-year veteran driver for the Beer Store distribution centre in Ottawa, is one of those people for whom patience is a true virtue.Last month during the second a...

Ontario budget includes road cash

QUEEN'S PARK, Ont. - In her first provincial budget, Ontario Finance Minister Janet Ecker unleashed very few surprises due to earlier leaks to the media.It marked the first budget under the leadership...

TCA names a new Ontario angel

BURLINGTON, Ont. - The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has bestowed highway angel-status upon a deserving Canadian driver who came to the aid of two motorists following a crash.Russell Ruppel of ...

Will traffic be bad? Is the Pope Catholic? (August 01, 2002)

TORONTO, Ont. - With Pope John Paul slated to celebrate World Youth Day here, truckers should say a prayer for traffic conditions around the GTA from July 18-28.The event is expected to bring 450,000 ...

Classic Iron: Hawley’s hauler

SMITHS FALLS, Ont. - Anyone who has ever hit the road in search of garage sales will understand exactly how it felt to come across Terry Hawley and his rare 1962 Mack B73, the Cockshutt Hauler.Passing...

Establishing relationships the key to business success

One of life's little pleasures for me involves hitting my local establishment for the occasional beverage. It's not that I owe a particular allegiance to the owner or a fondness for their food - altho...

TSB issues warning on goosenecks (August 01, 2002)

OTTAWA, Ont. - A collision at a railway crossing has caused the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) to issue an advisory for operators of low boy, gooseneck trailers.The TSB expressed concern to Transpo...

Champions of the East off to nationals

SLEMON PARK, P.E.I. - Once again the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) has crowned the best truck drivers in the region during the 44th Professional Truck Driving Championships.Held this ...

U.S. almost ready to open southern border (August 01, 2002)

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A Department of Transportation (DOT) report has been presented to the U.S. Congress on the progress of opening the border to Mexican rigs.The report, obtained by the Associated Pres...

A driver-friendly disconnect (August 01, 2002)

Intra Technologies' upgraded low-voltage disconnect (LVD) system will make it easier for drivers to manage battery power consumption while the truck is parked.The new LVD has a timing feature warning ...

Coverage crash course

TORONTO, Ont. - Average trucking insurance premiums in both Canada and the U.S. have been climbing in recent months.While this does not necessarily mean your rates will increase when your policy renew...

Canada’s GDP now climbing

OTTAWA, Ont. - Canada's gross domestic product (GDP) jumped 1.5 per cent in the first quarter, boosted by a slowdown of inventory depletion and a rebound of exports and manufacturing.The pace of growt...

B.C. boosts MJV

VICTORIA, B.C. - The B.C. government is again showing the trucking industry how it earned the nickname "Bring Cash."As of Oct. 1, the province will raise the rate of the Multijurisdictional Vehicle (M...